On Wednesday morning, November 24, one person died and three were injured in a single vehicle crash.

According to authorities, the accident happened at around 10.20 a.m. when a Chevrolet Sedan hit a tree near Bannister Road and James A. Reed Road. There were four people, all teens, in the vehicle at the time, and according to witnesses the car had been speeding up and down the street, possible racing or joyriding. As the vehicle was racing northbound on Spring Valley the driver lost control and swerved which caused the car to hit the tree on the parkway.

One of the teens, who was a passenger was killed and the other three, including the driver, were all taken to hospital with serious injuries. Their current condition is unknown.

The accident is still under investigation, but police believe the main factor was the speed of the vehicle.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

On Thursday, October 13, a teen from Lee’s Summit pleaded guilty to causing a fatal wreck.

Collin J. Carter, aged 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of second degree assault related to a crash on February 1 this year which resulted in the deaths of his friends 18 year old Nathan Giron and Courtney Tanner Rardin, also 18.

The crash happened at Pryor Road and Summit Hills Drive when Carter was driving north at nearly twice the speed limit and lost control of his vehicle while trying to pass in a no-passing zone. He was driving at 80 to 90 mph and when he was trying to pass, he saw oncoming traffic and when he tried to return to his side of the road he over corrected, went back into the southbound lanes and was hit by an oncoming vehicle. His two friends were killed, and the driver of the southbound vehicle suffered minor injuries.

Sentencing is due on December 15.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

On Tuesday night, August 23, a man was killed in a tragic accident.

According to authorities, 40 year old Kevin Logan of Kansas City was having a heated argument with his wife at their home near Sni-A-Bar and Blue Ridge Cutoff.

His wife then took their 4 year old child and decided to leave, getting into the car. Logan tried to prevent her leaving and jumped on top of the car. However, he then fell off and landed in the street. Another car came along and did not see Logan in the street and ran over him. Logan died at the scene, in front of his house.

Neighbors said that this was not the first time that the couple had been arguing.

No one else was injured in the crash and the police have stated that no charges will be filed.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

On Tuesday morning, July 19, a man from Kansas City was killed in a single vehicle crash in Lee’s Summit.

According to Lee’s Summit police, the accident happened at around 8.20 a.m. in the area of Northwest Monroe Street and Northwest Lakeview Boulevard which is a residential area of Lee’s Summit. Mackenzy Douglas-McRae, aged 24 from Kansas City, Mo. lost control of his white Nissan Maxima as he navigated a curve in the roadway. The car left the road, hit a large tree and then overturned. Douglas-McRae was still inside the vehicle when police arrived and he died at the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

The accident is still under investigation but at this stage police believe that speed might have been a factor in the crash.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

Early on Saturday morning, June 18, two men were injured in a single vehicle accident near Watson.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at around 4.00 a.m. on Interstate 29 one mile west of Watson. A car being driven by 19 year old Tyler D. Young of Council Bluffs was traveling southbound and then exited onto the ramp at the Watson exit. However the vehicle slid out of control, traveled off the west side of the exit ramp and slid south across Route A. The vehicle then became airborne, striking a ditch on the south side and finally came to rest the right way up off the south side of Route A.

The driver, Young, only sustained minor injuries and he refused any medical treatment at the scene. However, his passenger, Matthew M. Zombo of Kansas City, Missouri suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

On Thursday evening, April 28 a man was killed in a single vehicle crash.

According to Kansas City Police, the accident happened shortly before 6 pm near the Interstate 470 and Raytown Road in south Kansas City. Matthew VanLew, aged 38 of Holden, Missouri was driving east on the Interstate in a Plymouth Neon. For reasons as yet unknown just before the overpass road the vehicle drifted off the shoulder and then into a grassy area, sped up an embankment and then the vehicle became airborne. It subsequently hit the underside of the Raytown Road Bridge overpass and flipped, landing on its roof.

VanLew, who was not wearing his seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The wreck closed two of the eastbound lanes on the interstate and police are continuing to investigate why the vehicle left the roadway.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

On Monday morning, March 7 a single vehicle rollover accident left a woman seriously injured.

According to Kansas City police, they were notified about the accident shortly before 10.45 a.m. near Missouri 152-Highway and North Childress Avenue. A 35 year old woman was driving alone and for reasons as yet unknown she lost control and went off the right side of the road. The vehicle became airborne and flipped several times.

The woman had to be extricated from the vehicle by emergency responders and was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries where she remains in a critical condition.

Westbound 152-Highway was closed while officers investigated and their initial investigation points to excessive speed as being a factor.

Her name has not yet been released pending notification of family members.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

Late on Friday, January 8, six people from Kansas City were killed in a northeast Oklahoma traffic crash.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol the accident happened shortly after 11.30 p.m. when a group of Kansas City residents was traveling south on U.S. 69 in Mayes County in a 2015 Honda Odyssey minivan. The driver was 32 year old Basker Jha and according to witnesses he lost control of the vehicle as he was travelling too fast for the conditions due to the road being wet.

The minivan crossed over the median into northbound traffic and collided head on with a tractor-trailer.

The truck driver was uninjured but six of those in the minivan were killed. As well as Jha the driver, 34 year old Agni Pal Singh also lost his life as did Annu Jha, a 31 year old woman. Another female was killed although she has not yet been identified along with two juveniles, a one year old boy and a three year old boy. The sole survivor of the crash was another boy, age unknown, and he was taken to a hospital in Tulsa in a serious condition with injuries to his head and internal injuries as well.

Even though seatbelts were being used by all and the children were all in child seats, two of those who died were ejected and three had to be extricated.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

A recent report examining data at the state level from the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has shown that the chances of being involved in a fatal traffic accident depend on where you live.

In Missouri, the chances of dying in a car crash are one in 7,984 and the chances of being involved in a fatal traffic accident but not actually dying are one in 3,835. With a population of just over six million and 4.3 million licensed drivers there were just over 1,000 vehicles involved in deadly crashes in Missouri. That means the state is the 19th most dangerous state in the country, with the worst being Montana and the best Washington D.C.

The chances of being killed on the road obviously are not only affected by the quality of the driving but also the type of roads as rural driving has more fatal accidents than urban and the accessibility to hospitals and the quality of the medical care.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.

On Wednesday morning, August 19, three young brothers were seriously injured in a single vehicle traffic accident northwest of Lyndon in Osage County.

According to Osage County Sheriff, the accident happened shortly after 10 a.m. at 245th and Morrill Road. It appeared that the driver of a 1996 Pontiac, 16 year old Roger Lane of Lyndon, had lost control for some reason and smashed into a tree.

Lane was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was taken by air ambulance to Stormont Vail Regional Health Center but was released the following day. His two brothers were also in the vehicle. Brandon Lane, aged 15 was not wearing a seat belt according to authorities and he was taken by air to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri where he is now said to be in fair condition. The third of the brothers was one year old A.J. and he was ejected from the vehicle and taken by ground transportation to Topeka and then transferred to Children’s Mercy Hospital where he is still said to be critical.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.